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Now have you ever tried to work out 3D puzzles? Fun, isn't it? But imagine doing it for real -- every day sorting thousands upon thousands of pieces. Now this would be tedious and frustrating work for even the most patient of people. But relic repairers AREN'T most people. Many of them do this every day at a museum in Xi'an. Ma Yu is one of them.
In 1974, the mausoleum of Qinshihuang was discovered and excavated. In the extraordinary find was an army of clay soldiers and horses buried with China's first emperor. Most of them were damaged to various extents. It is Ma Yu's job to put these two-thousand-year-old puzzles back together.
"The original environment was destabilized after the excavation. There are hundreds or even thousands of pieces for each damaged Terracotta Warrior. Almost none of them were intact."
The damaged Terracotta warriors have been in restoration ever since. In the hands of Ma and his colleagues, many of them are given a second chance. More than two hundred world leaders have visited the site. But to allow even more people view one of China's most treasured relics, Ma has dedicated 20 years of his life to the task.
